NSW Caselaw
New South Wales Supreme Court
CITATION : Jovanovski v Billbergia Pty Ltd [2010] NSWSC 211
HEARING DATE(S) : 8-10/3/2010, 12/3/2010 & 15/3/2010
JUDGMENT DATE : 31 March 2010
JUDGMENT OF : Davies J
DECISION : (1) Verdict for the Defendant. (2) Plaintiff to pay the Defendant's costs.
CATCHWORDS : TORTS - negligence - sub-contractor in the position of an employee - scope of employer's duty - breach of duty - causation - Plaintiff injured by intentional act of unknown third person for whom employer responsible - failure to act on complaints by Plaintiff - whether employer's omission to act would have prevented or minimised the harm - s 5D Civil Liability Act - negligence not a necessary condition of the occurence of harm - whether inferences of causation available from breaches of duty.
LEGISLATION CITED : Civil Liability Act 2002 Evidence Act 1995
CATEGORY : Principal judgment
Adeels Palace Pty Ltd v Moubarak [2009] HCA 48 Bendix Mintex Pty Ltd v Barnes (1997) 42 NSWLR 307 Bennett v Minister of Community Welfare (1993) 176 CLR 408 Chappel v Hart (1998) 195 CLR 232 CASES CITED : Elbourne v Gibbs [2006] NSWCA 127 Gordon v Ross [2006] NSWCA 157 North Sydney Council v Binks [2007] NSWCA 245 Quigley v The Commonwealth (1981) 55 ALR 579 State of Victoria v Bryar (1970) 44 ALJR 174 Stevens v Brodribb Sawmilling Co Pty Ltd (1986) 160 CLR 16
PARTIES : Ilo Jovanovski (Plaintiff) Billbergia Pty Ltd (Defendant)
FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 2006/267086
COUNSEL : Mr B Toomey QC & Mr S Longhurst (Plaintiff) Mr J G Stewart (Defendant)
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